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Cefuroxime is a cephalosporin antibiotic for bacterial infections such as chest, throat, skin and urinary infections, sold here as 250mg and 500mg tablets.
Cefuroxime
250/500mg
Cefuroxime tablets in 250mg and 500mg strengths, a cephalosporin antibiotic used for chest, urinary tract and skin infections, available in packs of 12 to 92.
Cefuroxime is a cephalosporin antibiotic: it breaks down the wall that holds a bacterium together, so the bacteria fall apart instead of multiplying. Chest infections, sore throats, sinus and ear infections, skin infections and urinary tract infections are the usual reasons it is used. It also treats Lyme disease, an infection spread by tick bites, and gonorrhoea, which clears with a single tablet. It has no effect on viral illnesses such as colds and flu.
The shop's antibiotics range includes Cefuroxime tablets in 250mg and 500mg, both on the same product page. The strength follows the infection: 250mg twice a day is a common choice for throat, sinus and urinary infections, while 500mg twice a day is used for chest infections and other stubborn ones.
Cefuroxime is taken as one 250mg or 500mg tablet in the morning and one in the evening, about twelve hours apart. Courses last from 5 to 20 days, set by the infection being treated. Meals make no difference to how it works, so tie the doses to something you do every day, such as brushing your teeth. The tablet goes down whole, since a crushed one is very bitter. Symptoms usually ease within the first few days, but the pack should still be used up: the bacteria that outlast a short course are the ones most likely to resist the next antibiotic.
Most side effects are an upset stomach: nausea, vomiting or loose stools, which usually fade once the tablets are finished. Two reactions are urgent. One is an allergic reaction, with hives, a rash that keeps spreading, wheezing, trouble breathing or swallowing, or swelling of the lips, tongue or throat. The other is diarrhoea that turns watery or bloody, particularly with cramps or a fever, and it can appear weeks after the last tablet. A fever, sore throat or chills that return are worth acting on as well.
Antacids containing magnesium or aluminium cut the amount of cefuroxime absorbed, so take the tablet at least an hour before the antacid or two hours after it. Acid-reducing medicines such as cimetidine, famotidine, omeprazole and ranitidine act in a similar way.
Yes, online with delivery to Hong Kong, as Cefuroxime tablets in 250mg and 500mg. The parcel is plain and unbranded, with nothing outside about what it holds.
Cefuroxime is priced per pack: its page lists every strength and pack size with the current price in HKD or your chosen currency.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order cefuroxime. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Zinacef and Ceftin are brand names of cefuroxime, which is also sold as Ceftum, Xorimax and Zinnat. Here, cefuroxime can be bought online as cefuroxime tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
No — cefuroxime is a cephalosporin, a different family of antibiotic. Penicillins such as amoxicillin and cephalosporins both weaken the bacterial cell wall, which is why the two families are often mentioned together, but they are separate medicines with separate names on the pack.
Cefuroxime is also made as an oral suspension, usually for children who cannot swallow tablets. PockDose sells the tablet form in 250mg and 500mg, and each tablet is swallowed whole rather than chewed.
There is no specific alcohol warning with cefuroxime, unlike some other antibiotics. Having a drink now and then is unlikely to cause a problem, though alcohol can add to feelings of sickness or dizziness if the infection is already making you feel unwell.
Yes. Paracetamol and ibuprofen do not interfere with cefuroxime, so either can be used for pain or fever while you are on the antibiotic. Heartburn remedies are the ones that need timing around your dose.